I'm working with three beautiful and very different Icelandic fleeces. I put each one through the drum carder once, then mix them and pass them through the drum carder, twice more. A total of three passes is about all the more fragile of the fleeces can handle, but it makes a nicely organized fibre which I can then use my diz to remove and make a roving. Diz is an object with a hole that the fibre can be drafted (pulled) through. A roving is a 'rope' or fibre organized in a long length that makes it easier to create a consistent yarn.
It's loads of work to get it ready and taking much longer than I expected. The thing I like least about this method is that it requires you be attached to a table, with lots of room to work. So basically I have to actually dedicate time instead of multitasking. The thing I like best is that it's an absolute dream to spin. When I sit down at the wheel and start working with it, the joy it gives to spin, and the finished result makes all the work worth while.
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